Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.

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Minimum access

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

In the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture, countries are obliged to provide minimum levels of imports for products subject to tariffication. Access is assured by tariff-rate quotas.

Refers to foods that may not be sold in competition with the school lunch and breakfast programs. These are foods that USDA has determined contain little if any nutritional value. For example, sugar ...

Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

P.L. 65-186 (July 3, 1918), as amended, regulates the taking of wild birds and implements the provisions of four different bilateral treaties for bird conservation (with Canada, Mexico, Japan, and ...

Migrant farmworker

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A person who travels across state or country boundaries to do agricultural work of a seasonal or other temporary nature, and who is required to be absent overnight from his or her permanent place of ...

Metric tonne

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Usually abbreviated mt. or MT, a metric tonne is 2,204.62 pounds, compared to a short tonne of 2,000 pounds. Generally, international agricultural trade data are cited in metric tons.

Methemoglobinemia

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An oxygen deficiency caused by increased levels of nitrates in the blood, particularly to infants and small children. The term has been used in agricultural areas because of health concerns caused by ...